We were having a discussion about a prologue that takes place before the main character loses his memory. I asked him what the character would be wearing in this scene.
Him: (obviously not serious) Um, pony.
Me: (deadpan) Uh-huh. Pony. Why is he wearing pony?
Him: Why shouldn’t he be wearing pony?
Me: …
Me: Because he’d have to hollow it out, and the hooves would be dragging all over the ground.
Him: So?
Me: … Okay, so are we going to refer to the character by his true name in this, or is he just going to be “That Pony Man”?
Him: He’s “That Rainbow Pony Man”!
Me: Then we’d have to have a rainbow pony, and that would just be silly.